>>120571604When something unpleasant happens, japanese people say “shikata ga nai” and its derivatives, because in Japan it's considered bad manners to complain or to blame someone for problems you encounter and become emotional about things overall.

>>120572124Well, to a certain degree. It's not rude to say it's your fault and you messed up even if you couldn't help the situation in any way and it's absolutely not your fault, but you shouldn't repeat it over and over—that's getting emotional. Nips are very considerate and thoughtful. At least, that's what “good manners” means to them.

>>120573434Sometimes life gives you a hotdog, but you want a hamburger, but it can't be helped, you only have a hotdog. You can't change the hotdog into a hamburger, you can only change yourself. Make yourself want the hotdog.

>>120573296It isn't pessimism.Stoicism was also a school of philosophy of ancient Greece (which is part of nearly all Western cultures), and it pretty much told you couldn't do anything about things that were "outside" and that all you are in control of is yourself and thus how you react to externals.

>>120575020>could make everything perfect>doesn't>because reasons>you're supposed to obey Him because He has a plan for everything>Him being omnipotent defeats the purpose of having a plan in the first place>every question you don't have an answer boils down to "i dunno therefore god"face it, it's a shitty way of thinking about the worldjust say you don't know why things happen instead of using an invisible man in the sky as an excuse for reasurrance

>>120573296>pessimistIt depends on the perspective.An "it can't be helped" attitude promotes this sort of inner peace with whatever life throws at you. You don't need to make yourself suffer by fighting it or dwelling on things that could have been. "Let it go, it can't be helped. That's how life is."

On the other hand, that attitude looks passive as fuck to others. They view it as complacency. They wonder, "Why the hell are you okay with what you currently have when you can get something better?"

>>120575760WrongStoicism doesn't say you shouldn't do anything about your situation.All it says is that all you are truly in control is how you react to things.It's not about letting things be, but before focusing on externals, try changing yourself first.

>>120575860If everything was perfect we would either not exist or we simply wouldn't have free will, because as long as we exist and have free will we'll do as we please and that means fucking up big every other time.

If God was just magically fixing things every time we fuck up, then He would be fixing things all the time, and we would grow reliant on that - or getting punished the fuck out of ourselves.

>>120576276>Implying free will is real.Specially when you factor God in. Oh, he controls fucking EVERYTHING except a little part of your brain, because... humans are super duper special? Oh, right the Bible says it's like that, no worries, everything is your fault.

>If God was just magically fixing things every time we fuck up, then He would be fixing things all the time, and we would grow reliant on that - or getting punished the fuck out of ourselves.And we can't grow reliant on it, why? He's fucking God. The only reason you would need to know better is if there was a possibility something to use that knowledge on. But we're talking about God, he's infallible; the only reason anything bad happens is because He lets it happen. So the only reason we would need to learn from a test from Him is so we can face another test from Him, and so on ad infinitum.

>>120577531>And we need to grow, why?Because that's part of having free will, friend.We learn in order to grow, and we grow to become better people.We could have been made perfect, but then we would be like machines. Instead, becoming better every day by our own will and desire to be a better person is much more meaningful.

Now, this is my personal idea, but I think it's that capability why we're special to God.

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